Ames Weather in January
Average highs run from 59°F on January 1 to 62°F on January 31, and lows from 35°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.32 in over about 5 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 60°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 2.32 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 95°FJan 23, 1943
- Record low
- -6°FJan 31, 1949
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 08 min to 10 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 10.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 59°F | 35°F | 88°F 2006 | 11°F 1928 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 2 | 59°F | 35°F | 82°F 1943 | 10°F 1979 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 3 | 59°F | 35°F | 88°F 2006 | 8°F 1911 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 4 | 59°F | 35°F | 81°F 1997 | 8°F 1959 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 5 | 59°F | 35°F | 78°F 1936 | 11°F 1947 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 6 | 59°F | 35°F | 82°F 1978 | 10°F 1972 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 7 | 59°F | 35°F | 82°F 2006 | 7°F 1912 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 8 | 59°F | 35°F | 85°F 2006 | 9°F 1996 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 9 | 59°F | 36°F | 89°F 1969 | 12°F 1912 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 10 | 60°F | 36°F | 81°F 1963 | 10°F 1962 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 11 | 60°F | 36°F | 81°F 1911 | 5°F 1918 | 16% | 0% |
| Jan 12 | 60°F | 36°F | 82°F 1936 | 0°F 1918 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 13 | 60°F | 36°F | 83°F 1940 | 5°F 1973 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 14 | 60°F | 36°F | 81°F 1952 | 1°F 1982 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 15 | 60°F | 36°F | 83°F 1952 | 14°F 1972 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 16 | 60°F | 36°F | 82°F 1943 | 12°F 1972 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 17 | 60°F | 36°F | 85°F 1952 | 6°F 2018 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 18 | 60°F | 36°F | 82°F 1952 | 9°F 2018 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 19 | 61°F | 36°F | 87°F 2000 | 4°F 1943 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 20 | 61°F | 36°F | 85°F 2000 | 12°F 1963 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 21 | 61°F | 36°F | 82°F 1972 | 12°F 1984 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 22 | 61°F | 36°F | 91°F 1943 | 13°F 1959 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 23 | 61°F | 36°F | 95°F 1943 | -1°F 1940 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 24 | 61°F | 36°F | 91°F 1943 | 7°F 1963 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 25 | 61°F | 36°F | 90°F 1943 | 15°F 1963 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 26 | 62°F | 36°F | 85°F 1947 | 19°F 1905 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 27 | 62°F | 36°F | 80°F 1947 | 14°F 1976 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 28 | 62°F | 36°F | 83°F 2015 | 14°F 1976 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 29 | 62°F | 37°F | 86°F 1947 | 14°F 1966 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 30 | 62°F | 37°F | 91°F 1943 | 11°F 1966 | 15% | 0% |
| Jan 31 | 62°F | 37°F | 92°F 1911 | -6°F 1949 | 15% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413485 (Gatesville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413485, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.